American national anthem at WSOP main event???

[SoftcoreRevolt]

That would be the Open of Australia though.

This is supposedly the World Series of Poker, hence his point.

[Kaeser]

I think it's fairly common for any major event to start with the national anthem of the country in which it is being hosted whether or not the event is international.

[MyMindIsGoing]

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I think it's fairly common for any major event to start with the national anthem of the country in which it is being hosted whether or not the event is international.

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Yes it is, but only in America.

[SoftcoreRevolt]

I really don't care either way, although people saying how they'd kick people's teeth in if they didn't stand for it is sort of scary.

[MyMindIsGoing]

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How +EV would it be as you were carted off to the hospital after my big ass knocked all of your teeth out? You're in America, DEAL WITH IT!!!

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You seem very american yes.

[mostsmooth]

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I'm about two months too late with this post, but is it really true that the Main Event of the World Series of Poker was started with a singing of the American national anthem?

It seems incredibly inappropriate for a supposedly international event (World != America) whatever country it's held in. And how did non-US participants react?

I don't like to go to other countries and behave in a manner to cause offence so I probably would've quietly slipped outside. But how +EV and tilt-inducing would it be to simply ignore everyone standing up singing and mutter anti-American slogans?

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who told you it was an international event?

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That would be the Open of Australia though.

This is supposedly the World Series of Poker, hence his point.

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I'm an Australian and I think it's innappropriate for Waltzing Matilda to be played, even if it is 'The Australian Open' and it's not our anthem.

I think it is HIGHLY INNAPPROPRIATE for any anthem to be played at a 'world' event. And comments like "DEAL WITH IT" and "kick your teeth in" just add to the reasons why Americans are viewed so poorly overseas.

How would you feel if Joe had demanded the Australian Anthem after his win. Probably the same way all the international players felt when the American Anthem was being played.

BTW. World Series of Baseball. What the...two countries hardly qualifies.

ASOP = American Series Of Poker

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[Quicksilvre]

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How would you feel if Joe had demanded the Australian Anthem after his win.

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It would have been perfectly fine with me.

Also, please keep in mind that Tony Soprano does not speak for all of us; he have the unforunate distinction that the dumb ones here tend to have the loudest voices.

Poker is a purely American game. Therefore, all poker tournament main events played all over the world should be preceded by the American National Anthem. Poker is just as American as apple pie, baseball, hamburgers, jazz and hotdogs.